656 GESNERIACE/E. XVI. Episcia. 
ends, coarsely crenated ; cymes axillary and terminal; calyx 
nearly equal in length to the tube of the corolla ; calycine seg- 
ments lanceolate, acuminated, subserrated ; lobes of corolla 
quite entire. 2t. S. Native of Guiana and the Antilles. Bes- 
léria melittifolia, Lin. spec. p. 862. Aubl. guian. 2. p. 636. 
Smith, exot. bot. 1. t. 54. Besléria melissze Tragi folio, Plum. 
gen. p. 29. t. 5. icon. t. 48. Corolla purple. Capsule globose, 
size of a large pea, and, without doubt, 2-valved, but probably 
baccate from the umbilical funicles being long and fleshy. Seeds 
as in Æ. réptans. 
Balm-leaved Episcia. 
to 3 feet. 
4 E.? rurcuE'LLa (Mart. l. c.) stem erect; leaves oblong- 
ovate, wrinkled, crenated, running into the petioles, which are 
connate; cymes axillary ; calyx pentagonal, coloured ; lobes of 
corolla entire: lower ones the largest. %4. S. Native of Tri- 
nidad. Besléria pulchélla, Donn, hort. cant. p. 140. Sims, 
bot. mag. 1146.  Besléria umbellàta, Herb. Banks. Bracteas 
2, opposite, under the corymbs. Calyx scarlet ; segments ser- 
rated. Corolla yellow, striped with red. This differs from the 
other species of Epíscia, in the calyx being tubular and 5- 
toothed, and of a reddish colour. The rudiment of the fifth 
stamen wanting. It is said to be nearly allied to Besleria lutea, 
and B. coccinea, Lin. but is probably a species of Allopléctus. 
Neat Episcia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1806. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Rytidophyllum, p. 650. 
Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1789. Shrub 1 
Tribe Il. 
CynrANDRA'CEE (this tribe agrees with the genus Cyrtándra 
in the characters given below.) Calyx inferior. Fruit capsu- 
lar and baccate, superior. Seeds exalbuminous. 
Subtribe I. 
TuicnosrónEx (the plants contained in this tribe agree with 
the genus Æ schyndnthus, in the seeds being furnished with hairs 
at ends.) Blum. bijdr. 779. Fruit capsular, siliquose. Seeds 
pendulous, expanded at both ends, or only at the base or apex, 
into a setaceous or membranous wing. 
XVH. TROMSDO'RFFIA (named in honour of J. B. 
Tromsdorff, who has written various works on the use of many 
plants, as well as analyzing their chemical parts.) Blum. bijdr. 
p. 762. 
Lin. syst. Didynamia, Angiospérmia. Calyx tubular, 4-5- 
cleft; segments equal. Corolla funnel-shaped, widened up- 
wards, with an unequal, somewhat bilabiate limb. Stamens 4, 
2 of which only bear anthers; anthers 2-celled, cohering; cells 
equal in their insertion. Stigma broad, somewhat bilamellate. 
Capsule silique-formed, elongated, falsely 4-celled, 2-valved ; 
lobes of the dissepiment, which is contrary, bearing the seeds on 
the margins, which are revolute. Seeds minute, pendulous, ex- 
panded at the base into a membranous wing.—Erect or radicant 
shrubs, with opposite or alternate, serrated leaves, and elon- 
gated, axillary peduncles. This genus is nearly allied to Didy- 
mocárpus, from which it differs in the seeds being furnished 
with a membranous wing at the base. 
1 T. speciòsa (Blum. bijdr. p. 763.) stem erect; leaves op- 
posite, nearly equal, elliptic-oblong, acuminated, unequally 
toothed, clothed with rough hairs above, downy beneath ; pe- 
duncles crowded, bifid, or sometimes dichotomous; flowers 
diandrous. b. S. Native of Java, on the west side of the 
island, on the banks of rivers. Flowers showy, having the tube 
of a deep violet colour at bottom, and the throat sulphur-colour- 
ed. Filaments 4, villous at top. 
Showy Tromsdorffia. Fl. Year. Shrub erect. 
XVII. TromsporFria. 
XVIII. JEscHYNANTHUS. 
9 T.? evonca‘’ta (Blum. bijdr. p. 765.) stem climbing, radi- 
cant ; leaves alternate, or the opposite one is very small, ellip- 
tic, attenuated at both ends, doubly serrated, downy; peduncles 
solitary, very long, bearing a many-flowered umbel at top ; sta- 
mens didynamous. HR... S. Native of the Moluccas. The 
fruit has not been seen, but the structure of the ovarium and 
ovula agree with those of the first species. 
Elongated Tromsdorffia. Shrub climbing. 
Cult. For culture and propagation see Rytidophyllum, p. 650. 
XVIII. ZSCHYNA’NTHUS (from awxvvo, aischuno, to 
be ashamed; and arboç, anthos, a flower.) Jack. in Lin. trans. 
14. p. 42. t. 2. f. 3. Wall. pl. rar. asiat. 1. p. 55. t. 71.—Tri- 
chósporum, D. Don. prod. fl. nep. p. 124. Blum. bijdr. p. 
763. Incavillea species of Roxb. 
Lin. syst. Didyndmia, Angiospérmia. Calyx ventricosely 
tubular, 5-cleft. Corolla tubular, incurved, with a dilated, 
campanulate throat, and an oblique, sub-bilabiate limb. Sta- 
mens 4, didynamous, exserted, usually with the rudiment of a 
fifth ; anthers at first conniving by pairs; cells parallel. Stigma 
excavated, somewhat funnel-shaped. Capsule long, silique- 
formed, 2-valved, falsely 4-celled. Seeds small, generally sca- 
brous from papille ending in a bristle-like tail at both ends.— 
Twining, radicant, parasitical shrubs ; with opposite, simple, 
entire leaves, and axillary and terminal, few-flowered, umbellate 
peduncles, 
1 Æ. ravrcans (Jack. in Lin. trans. 14. p. 43.) stem radi- 
cant; leaves ovate or oval, acute, sometimes almost cordate at 
the base, villous in the young state, veinless ; peduncles axil- 
lary, sometimes terminal, 2-flowered, villous, bibracteate; ca- 
lyxes villous. kh. ,,. S. Native of Java and Sumatra, in 
woods, rooting on old trees. "Trichósporum radicans, Nees, ex 
Blum. bijdr. p. 764. Leaves 1-2 inches long. Flowers droop- 
ing. Corolla of a crimson colour, and villous outside, and sul- 
dubiae inside. The rudiment of the sterile stamen very 
small. 
Radicant Hschynanthus. Shrub climbing. 
2 Æ. voLv'Einis (Jack. l. c. p. 42.) stem twining; leaves 
oval, acute at both ends, glabrous, with indistinct nerves; pe- 
duncles axillary, 2-flowered, bibracteate ; pedicels longer than 
the peduncle; calyxes glabrous. h. ^. S. Native of the 
neighbourhood of Bencoolen. The axils of the leaves are some- 
times furnished with a flower-bearing branchlet, which has the 
appearance of a many-flowered peduncle. Corolla crimson- 
coloured. 
Twining JEschynanthus. Shrub twining. 
3 JE. PU'ICHER; stem radicant ; leaves lanceolate, rounded 
at the base; peduncles 2-flowered, bibracteate, disposed in 
axillary and terminal fascicles. h. |. S. Native of Java, 
along with Æ. radicans. Trichésporum pülchrum, Blum. bijdr. 
764. Corollas scarlet. 
Fair JEschynanthus. Fl. Year. Shrub creeping. 
4 AS. GRANDIFLORUS ; stem radicant; leaves long-lanceolate, 
nerveless; umbels terminal, many-flowered; lobes of corolla 
rounded, nearly equal. h.. S. Native of the East of Ben- 
gal, in forests of Silhet, and on the Garrow hills, creeping upon 
trees. Incarvillea parasitica, Roxb. cor. 2. p. 291. fl. ind. 3. 
p.112.  Trichósporum grandiflórum, D. Don, in edinb. phil. 
journ. and prod. fl. nep. p. 125. Flowers large, drooping, C0- 
lour of a beautiful mixture of orange and crimson, size of those 
of Digitalis. Segments of calyx ovate. Style exserted. 
Great-flowered Eschynanthus. Shrub creeping. i 
5 Æ. PARVIFLÓRUs ; stem radicant; leaves elliptic, acumi- 
nated, nerved ; umbels terminal, few-flowered ; superior lobes 
of corolla shorter, and acutish. h.. S. Native of Lower 
Nipaul, creeping on the trunks of trees. Trichésporum parvi- 
